Island Beneath the Sea

From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Isabel Allende's latest novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible.

De la plantatiile de zahar din Saint-Domingue pana la saloanele luxoase din New Orleans la inceputul secolului al XIX-lea, cel mai recent roman al lui Isabel Allende spune povestea unei femei mulata, sclava si concubina, hotarata sa-si controleze propriul destin intr-o societate in care acest lucru ar parea imposibil.